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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity






2. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.






3. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date






4. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause






5. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.






6. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives






7. Fixed date imposed on a schedule activity or schedule milestone. usually - start no earlier than - finish no later than






8. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer






9. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work






10. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






11. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.






12. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.






13. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule






14. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.






15. A source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable. on a control chart - it appears as part of the random process variation and is indicated by random pattern of points within the control limits. also referred to as random cause






16. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship






17. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.






18. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity






19. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity maybe completed based upon schedule network logic - the completion date and any constraints assigned to the schedule activities without violating a schedule constraint or delaying the project






20. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.






21. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r






22. Centralized management of one or more portfolios - which includes identifying - prioritizing - authorizing - managing and controlling projects - programs and related work - to achieve specific strategic business objectives






23. Modification that allows an acceleration of the successor activity.






24. Graphic display of schedule related information.






25. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






26. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope






27. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks






28. Float (total float - free float)






29. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






30. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






31. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.






32. Dependency between two project schedule activities or between project schedule activity and schedule milestone.






33. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed






34. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.






35. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.






36. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.






37. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system






38. Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy project objectives






39. Narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints and a description of work that provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developing a co






40. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.






41. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value






42. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines






43. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






44. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project






45. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives






46. Analytical technique used to determine basic underlying reason that causes a variance or defect or risk






47. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.






48. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity (at the summary level)






49. Management methodology for integrating scope - schedule and resources and for objectively measuring project performance and progress. performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of work performed (earned value) and comparing it to the ac






50. Risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact.